
World Safari
1977-01-01 · 121 min · ★ 6.3
World Safari is a documentary film released in 1977 made from footage of Alby Mangels and John Field's six year journey around 56 countries and four continents in the 1970s. Includes a motorcycle trip across Australia, living with Buddhist monks, selling life insurance on the side of the road, and getting lost in a two-cylinder DAF van while crossing the Sahara desert.
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- Directors
- Alby Mangels
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,200,000
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